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Events

This is a listing of known or reported events that have been held globally celebrating National Hugging Day tm. This is by no means a comprehensive listing, but a list of a few known or reported events. Each event's information that has been provided to this site is the responsibility of the coordinator of that event.

January 2019 - California

January 18-21, 2019

National Hugging DayTM and The Hug Alliance is again joining forces with various sponsors and numerous Hug Ambassadors such as Kevin Zaborney, founder of National Hugging Day; Dr. Stone Kraushaar, The Hug Doctor; Rick and Shana Morrison, authors of The Hug Store; Judy Julin, publisher of Inspired Parenting Magazine; Chris McGilvery, founder Give More HUGS; and others to be announced. Details forthcoming...

January 21, 2018-New YorK City, NY 1:00-4:00 PM EST

Free Hugs NYC will be joining thousands of others around the globe to celebrate National Hugging Day! Meet in Times Square at Father Duffy Square (the red TKTS steps) and this group will create some new signs, put up those signs and start hugging. You may bring your own materials (cardboard, poster board, markers) but some will be provided. If you want to make a small donation towards materials that would be great, no obligation.

Free Hugs NYC will post this activity on several other sites including the National Hugging registry. Please join them if you are going to be in the New York City area on January 21st!

What to bringYourself, your friends and your family. You can also bring materials to make your own sign along with markers. I will also have those supplies there if you just want to pitch in a few dollars.

Important to knowThis event is for everyone. Be willing to hug anyone and everyone that comes up wanting to hug. We do not discriminate. Everyone needs love from everyone.

2018 January 21 - Culver City, California

January 21, 2018

The Hug Alliance is joining forces with Platinum Sponsor Huggies, Give More Hugs, Agape International and numerous Hug Ambassadors, including Santana's Andy Vargas (AVF) and his band Souleros; producer and TV host Tracey Edmonds; Kevin Zaborney, founder of National Hugging Day; Michael Beckwith; Dr. Stone Kraushaar, The Hug Doctor; Dr. Tiffany Field, Director of the Touch Research Institute at the Univ. of Miami School of Medicine; Rick and Shana Morrison, authors of The Hug Store; Judy Julin, publisher of Inspired Parenting Magazine; with support from ZENPIRE media and The Hug Mob.

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January 21, 2016 - Facebook challenge

Facebook: Second Annual National Hug Day Challenge!!! January 21, 2016﻿

Sponsored by Lori Amato from Rhinebeck, New York. Last year she had over 1200 people 'attend' and giving random hugs as reported on Facebook.﻿The challenge is to try and get at least 12 hugs in on January 21.﻿

January 21, 2016 6:00 PM - Gothesberg, Sweden﻿

Hug Mob Gothenburg 2016 웃 - Meeting BLISS ♥ Together we will create a "Hug Mob 2016 웃" in Sweden the same time at 18, Thursda, January 21 to mark the "International hug day"! ♥ This year, many cities that are participating with the Joint squeezes through the Network Meeting BLISS include Gothenburg, Stockholm, Malmö, Lund, Uppsala, Linköping, Luleå, Umeå, Växjö, Jönköping, Kalmar, Karlstad, Borås, Kristianstad and Hässleholm. So bring your loved ones to hugging in all its simplicity, just as you are ♥ How does it work? ♥ We gather at 18 to walk around and hug each other. If and when it feels right then all gather together in one big final group hug! ♥

JANUARY 21, 2015 at 18:00 - GOTHEBURG, SWEDEN

The biggest Flash Mob Hug experiment ever in Gotheburg, Sweden!

How does it feel in the body to hug someone? We will make the biggest hugging flash-mob ever in Gothenburg, Sweden, to celebrate the National Hugging Daytm, 21 January 2015! This will also be an experiment for people to report how they feel inside when they hug others in this mob. It is hoped attendence will be around 200-300 hugging people or more, We will invite the media (television and newspaper) for documentation and spread it on Facebook, too.

January 21, 2013 - Los Angeles, California

David Parsons is going for the Guinness World Record for the most hugs in 24 hours @ LA Live this Monday (begins Sunday night @ 11pm). We're also raising money and awareness for Grants Wishes, a nonprofit that benefits children whose are battling cancer for a second time (relapsed) or are facing never-ending treatments. The event site is http://hug4wishes.org/.

January 21, 2013 - Havant, Hampshire, England

will be holding a 'hug-off' between their club mascot, Miss-Fit, and Mr Unfit between 10am and 4pm on Monday, 21st January-NATIONAL HUGGING DAY. They will be raising money from the event for a new Teenage Cancer Unit, which is being constructed at Southampton General Hospital. The unit will support young cancer patients aged 16 to 24 living in Hampshire, Dorset, Channel Islands, South Wiltshire, Isle of Wright and West Sussex. The charity urgently needs to raise a further £400,000 before the unit becomes operational in summer 2013.

January 19-20, 2012- London, England

To celebrate National Hugging Day on 21 January, London is aiming to break theGuinness World Records title for the world’s longest marathon hug. This ‘Welcome to 2012’ hug from the capital launches World Record London – a 6 month campaign which will aim to make London a multi record-breaking city in a momentous year for the capital.

Hopeful record-breakers will gather at London’s St Pancras station at 7am on Thursday 19 January to begin the record, adjudicated by Guinness World Records – the universal authority on record-breaking achievement.

Huggers will be required to hug for more than 24 hours and 34 minutes to take the coveted title, ending after 7:35am on Friday 20 January.

Applications are open for budding record-breakers who’d like to kick start 2012 in London as Guinness World Record holders. Entries are also being taken from entertainers to keep the huggers going through their 24 hour marathon – singing, dancing, joke-telling or simply cheering them on.

To help London break the Guinness World Record for the world’s Longest hug visit www.worldrecordhug.com. Register to be a record-breaker, an entertainer or simply cheer on the huggers and support London.

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According to Chris Melzer (Bureau Chief for dpa - deutsche presse-agentur) on January 20, 2011: "The feedback in Germany is enormous" this year!!!﻿

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